Will The Mighty still not kneel?

As World Tag League enters round seven, TMDK leads A Block with 10 points! But will they hold onto their spot in the semifinals? Or will the War Dogs rob them of their chance?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Opening Match – Oskar Leube VS Shoma Kato; Leube wins.
• Six Man Tag: Yuji Nagata, Minoru Suzuki & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
• 8 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Atlantis Jr, Soberano Jr, Tiger Mask & Tomoaki Honma; LIJ wins.
• Six Man Tag: El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Jado VS Lance Archer, Alex Zayne & Master Wato; Archer, Zayne & Wato win.
• 8 Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Bishamon VS Just5Guys; Okada, Tanahashi & Bishamon win.
• 2023 World Tag League, A Block: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa VS The Gates of Agony; The Gates of Agony win.
• 2023 World Tag League, A Block: Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi; Evil & Yujiro win.
• 2023 World Tag League, A Block: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS Great-O-Khan & Henare; Khan & Henare win.
• 2023 World Tag League, A Block: TMDK VS Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin; Kidd & Coughlin win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current A Block standings!

• TMDK: 5-1, 10 points
• Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 4-2, 8 points
• Bullet Club War Dogs: 4-2, 8 points
• Shota Umino & Ren Narita: 3-3, 6 points
• The United Empire: 3-3, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
• Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
• The House of Torture: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
• The Gates of Agony: 1-5, 2 points [ELIMINATED]

2023 World Tag League, A Block: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa VS The Gates of Agony!

Well, neither team is going to the semifinals after this. But that doesn’t matter! This is now about pride, and can return to their home promotions with their heads held high! Will the Green Supernova & his protege slam the Gates shut? Or will Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona no longer be the bottom of the block?

The teams sort out and Kaun starts against Oiwa. The two circle and fans rally up. They tie up, go around, Oiwa wrenches to a hammerlock. Kaun swtiches tha tonto Oiwa to hit a headlock takeover. Oiwa headscissors and he holds tight. Kaun moves around, rolls Oiwa and then ties up the legs to then float to a facelock. Oiwa slips out, Kaun gets up but Oiwa wrenches and wristlocks. Fans applaud and Oiwa YANKS the arm. Oiwa wrenches again, fireman’s carries for a takeover, but Kaun fights around. Oiwa wrenches again but Kaun wrenches back. Kaun wrangles Oiwa but Oiwa bridges up!

Oiwa moves around, stands back up, but Kaun wrenches. Kaun wristlocks, Oiwa rolls, slips through and lifts Kaun! Kaun fights that but Oiwa headlocks back. They end up in the red corner and Kaito tags in. Fans cheer as Kaito wrenches an arm. then Team Noah double whips. They double arm-drag, Oiwa ROCKS Liona but Liona stays up! Liona snarls while Kaito keeps on Kaun’s arm. Kaito RAMS Kaun, and RAMS him, and RAMS him again. Kaito CLUBS the arm, then brings Kaun over. Tag to Oiwa and he wrenches the other arm. Oiwa wristlocks but Kaun ROCKS him! Oiwa swings, but Kaun shoves him into Liona’s forearm!

Kaun gets Oiwa on the rebound with a SNAP GERMAN! Cover, but Kaito breaks it! Kaun fires hands, DECKS Kaito and Kaito bails out. Kaito goes back to Oiwa to stomp and throw down forearms. Kaun then springboard stomps Oiwa! Fans rally but Kaun drags Oiwa over and tags in Liona. Kaun CHOPS Oiwa, then he and Liona fire each other up with slaps! Kaun sends LIona in but Oiwa dodges! Oiwa dodges Kaun, too, puts him on the apron and ROCKS him! Oiwa suplexes but Kaun fights it! Kaun suplexes but Oiwa lands safe on the apron! Liona runs in, Oiwa ROCKS him! But Kaun hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX!

Liona BLASTS Kaito off the apron, then goes to APRON SENTON Oiwa! Liona roars right into the camera while Oiwa flops to the floor. Kaun slides into the ring, tags Liona in, the ring count climbs as Liona waits on Oiwa. Oiwa stirs at 7 of 20, flounders up at 10, and rolls in at 12. Fans applaud but Liona drags Oiwa right up to CHOP! Oiwa falls into the corner, Liona CHOKES him and Kaun joins in! The ref reprimands, the Gates let off, but Kaun keeps Oiwa in the corner. Liona tags Kaun Oiwa fights back, but he gets mugged! The ref reprimands, the Gates let off, and Kaun snapmares to a cover, TWO!

Fans applaud as Oiwa hangs tough, but Kaun sits Oiwa up. Kaun runs to slide into the chinlock. Kaun squeezes tight but Kaito coaches Oiwa up. Kaun pulls Oiwa way back, but Oiwa still endures the almost Bully Choke! ROPEBREAK and Kaun lets off. Tag to Liona and the Gates hoist Oiwa up, to DOUBLE SLAM! LIona runs to drop the ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Oiwa hangs tough and fans cheer, but Liona stalks Oiwa. Liona clamps onto Oiwa with a shoulder claw! Oiwa endures, the fans rally again, and Oiwa fights up! But Liona HEADBUTTS him back down! Liona drops another elbow but Oiwa avoids it!

Oiwa crawls for his corner but Liona gets legs. Oiwa boots LIona away, then DROPKICKS him! Liona stays up, Oiwa hurries, hot tag to Kaito! Kaito dodges Liona, BLASTS Kaun then fires forearm son Liona! Kaito whips, Liona blocks! Liona whips Kaito to a corner but Kaito comes back to ROCK Liona! And then Kaito runs to th ecorner, but is put on the apron! Kaito RAMS into Liona, goes up top, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Fans fire up with Kaito as Linoa flounders. Kaito runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges but leaps into Liona’s arms! SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Kaito survives the Scrapbuster but Liona is furious!

Liona roars for Kaun, and then tags him in. The Gates storm up on Kaito, but he avoids the lariat sandwich! Kaito hurries, hot tag to Oiwa! Oiwa DROPKICKS Kaun! And DROPKICKS Liona, but Liona swats it! Liona UPPERCUTS Oiwa, he and Kaun LARIAT SANDWICH! The Gates roar, they drag Oiwa up, and OPEN THE GATES- NO, Kaito saves Oiwa, but Kaun ROCKS him! The Gates double whip but kaito dodges, the Noah boys DOUBLE DROPKICK Kaun! Then they dodge Liona to DOUBLE DROPKICK him! Fans fire up as Kaito goes up and Oiwa lifts Kaun! DOUBLE IMPACT DOOMSDAY!

Oiwa roars and he hauls Kaun up, GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, Liona breaks it! Kaito goes after Liona, Oiwa helps out! But LIona shoves them both away! Liona runs in, but they dump him out! Kaito then PLANCHAS to take Liona down! Fans fire up and Oiwa has Kaun. Oiwa whips, Kaun goes up and over then SHOTGUNS Oiwa! Kaun shouts for Liona but Kaito is back! Kaito waistlocks Kaun, kauns witches and sends him to Liona. Kaito kicks back, shoves Kaun into Liona, and then back suplex for Kaun! Kaun lands on his feet, Liona HEADBUTTS Kaito! The Gates coordinate, POWERBOMB BACKSTABBER!

Then Liona deadlifts Kaito to POWERBOMB him into Oiwa! Liona roars, he and Kaun coordinate, and Liona HIP ATTACKS Oiwa, to then Kaun METEORAS! Then they OPEN HEAVEN’S GATES!! Cover, The Gates win!!

Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Kaito & Oiwa earn 0)

The Gates slammed shut, but on Kaito & Oiwa! Team Noah ends up in last, does this mean they’re not destined to #CreateTheFuture? As for Liona & Kaun, does this mean the Mogul Embassy has a future in NJPW?

2023 World Tag League, A Block: Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi w/ Dick Togo!

To say the Reiwa Musketeers have an outside shot is an understatement. Not only must they win, but Chaos must be conquered and the War Dogs must be put down! Can the Roughneck & Son of Strong Style still create their Paradigm Shift? Or will the House of Torture ruin things for them at the finish line?

The Musketeers don’t wait, they take the fight to the House! But Evil turns that around on them quickly, and now the House mugs Shota & Narita. Yujiro drags Shota up and SMACKS him off the apron while Evil leaves Narita behind on the ramp. Yujiro puts Shota in, the bell rings, and Yujiro stomps Shota around. Yujiro throws hands, knees low, then CLUBS Shota. Yujiro runs, but Shota ELBOWS him down, then runs to basement dropkcik! Fans cheer but Evil distracts Shota. Shota goes after him, but Dick is there to blindside attack! Dick & Evil whip Shota at railing, but Shota stomps himself to come back and DOUBLE SHOTGUN!

Fans fire up with #SHOOTER and he storms back into the ring. Shota stomps Yujiro, ROCKS him with a forearm, then has him in the red corner. Shota stomps Yujiro down, stomps him some more, and then drags Yujiro up. But Yujiro pulls hair! The ref counts, Shota break sfree and kicks back. Shota facelocks, but Yujiro BITES the hand! The ref reprimands again, but Yujiro hits a REVERSE DDT! Yujiro drags Shota up, TOSSES him out, and Evil & Dick mug Shota! The fans boo but Yujiro keeps the ref distracted. Evil puts Shota back in for Yujiro to cover, ONE!! The House is upset but the fans cheer.

Yujiro drags Shota up, bumps him off buckles, then stomps low. Yujiro throws forearms, then elbows, then he brings Shota around to snapmare. Yujiro drops a leg, an elbow, and then a headbutt! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but the House is frustrated. Evil tags in, he drags Shota up, and Evil wrenches and wrenches and wrenches again. Shota’s arm is all taped up, and then Evil whips Shota into bare buckles! The Bullet Club Special comes into play! Shota falls, Evil covers, TWO! Evil stays on Shota’s bad arm and tags in Yujiro. Yujiro CLUBS the bad arm, then stalks Shota to ropes. Yujiro wrenches the arm then wraps it on ropes.

Yujiro backs up to BOOT Shota! Shota staggers, Yujiro shoves him down for a cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Shota but Yujiro drags him up. Yujiro bumps Shota off bare buckles, tags in Evil, and Evil CLAWS Shota’s back! yujiro stands Shota up but Shota fires forearms on him and Evil! Fans fire up but Yujiro claws the eyes! The ref reprimands, but SHota fires forearms on Evil! Yujiro gets in to CLUB Shota, the ref reprimands more, but the House double whips. Shota SHOTGUNS but misses as the House moves! They drag Shota back up, to DOUBLE- NO, Shota fights the suplexes, then dodges the lariats to shove Yujiro into Evil!

Shota clinches Yujiro for an EXPLODER! Evil rushes in, kicks low and whips, but Shota reverses to DROPKICK! Fans fire up with Shota and Narita is back! Shota crawls to the corner, hot- WHAT?! Narita leaves Shota hanging?! These two are rivals and all but c’mon! Doesn’t Narita wanna finish with a win? That smirk says otherwise, and Evil FISHERMAN BUSTERS! Narita takes a seat while Evil covers, TWO!! Shota is still in this but Narita doesn’t seem to care! Evil then sends Shota into the ref! Fans boo as now Sho & Kanemaru show up! The House has a full hand as they stomp away on Shota!

Fans boo both the House, but also Narita! At least we all knew The House were snakes to begin with! Kanemaru & Sho double whip Shota into a corner, then Dick runs in to ELBOW! Sho runs in to FOREARM! Kanemaru UPPERCUTS! Snapmare and then they set Shota up, for the DICK CHOP!! Fans boo as Narita again does nothing. The ref is put back in, Evil covers, TWO!! Shota survives and fans fire up! Shota roars but Evil slashes his throat. Evil drags Shota up, spins him around, EVERY- NO, Shota fights with elbows! HALF ‘N’ HALF SUPLEX! The fans fire up but Yujiro runs in, PIMP-

NO, Shota fights the juice to ENZIGURI! Shota is still in this, even if he has to go it alone! Sho distracts the ref, and Dick gets in with the SPOILER CHOKER! The fans boo and Kanemaru runs in, but Shota BOOTS him! Shota ELBOWS Dick, dodges Kanemaru, then sends him into Sho! Yujiro swings, misses, shota kicks off Evil to TORNADO DDT Yujiro! Then SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF for Evil! Bridging cover, TWO!! Shota almost won this by himself and the fans are thunderous! Wait, now Narita stands back up? Shota drags Evil up, but Narita puts Shota in a SLEEPER HOLD!! The fans boo as Narita actively sabotages his own team!!

But Shota fights back up!? Narita feeeds him to EVERYTHING IS EVIL!!! Cover, The House wins!!

Winners: Evil & Yujiro Takahashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Shota & Narita earn 0)

Why, Narita, why?! Was it something Shota said? Something he did? Or do you just not want to share the spotlight with your rival? Wait, the House isn’t done with Shota?! Narita drags Shota up, and Evil hands him a chair! Narita HEADSHOTS Shota!! And he RIPS the team-up shirt to throw it away! Then he drags Shota up again?! Even El Desperado on commentary is confused! Narita hits a FACEBUSTER on Shota!! And then Evil brings Narita a House of Torture shirt?! NARITA IS HOUSE OF TORTURE?!? The fans tell the House all to go home, but Narita puts one out with the boys.

Narita has gone to the dark side, betraying not just a rival and friend but everything he stood for in Strong Style! Is this an ill omen for the future of NJPW?

2023 World Tag League, A Block: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS Great-O-Khan & Henare w/ Callum Newman!

With Shota and Narita out of the running, and no longer even a team, the way is open for the Clown Prince & Stone Pitbull! But they still have to win, so can they resist the United Empire? Or will the Dominator & Face of Fury make sure to eliminate Chaos from the block?

Another surprising change of allegiance as Karawan-kun appears ringside to wave the United Empire banner. Ishii stares Henare down, both men ready to continue where their G1 Climax match left off. The teams sort out, and naturally Henare and Ishii start. The bell rings and the two RAM each other! And RAM! And RAM! They go forehead to forehead, then forearm for forearm! Fans fire up as the shots go back and forth! Henare gets the edge, he ROCKS Ishii then runs, to RAM Ishii again! Ishii rebounds and he runs Henare over! Fans fire up again and Ishii finally feels those shots. Ishii brings Henare up to whip him to a corner.

Ishii runs in, Henare ELBOWS him then FLYING CHUCK! Khan storms in to stomp Ishii, then he DECKS Yano! The Empire double whip Ishii and run him over! Yano returns but Khan kicks him first. The Emipre double whip, Yano holds ropse to taunt them. Then he sends Henare into Khan, and SLAPS them both! Fans cheer but Khan & Henare scowl. Khan grabs Yano’s leg then Henare sweeps the other! Henare stomps away on Ishii! Henare rains down shots, then CHOKES Ishii! Red Shoes reprimands, Henare lets off, only to then stand on Ishii’s neck! And Khan whips Yano into railing on the outside!

Red Shoes reprimands, Henare steps off and fans rally up. Henare stands Ishii up to bump him off buckles. Ishii growls so Henare fires off forearms! Ishii eggs Henare on so Henare throws more shots! Ishii leans into the forearms and he backs Henare down! Fans fire up, but Henare HEADBUTTS over and over to back Ishii down! Henare DECKS Ishii and fans rally up. Henare drags Ishii up, snapmares and KICKS! Ishii writhes, Henare SENTONS! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud and Henare dargs Ishii up. Henare bumps Ishii off buckles and tags in Khan. Khan puts some stank on the Mongolian Chops!

Khan IRON CLAWS Ishii into standing up, then Mongolian Chops! Khan turns Ishii around, Mongolian Chops! Then Khan hops up to sit on his throne! Fans cheer while Ishii endures. Red Shoes reprimands but Khan pulls Ishii’s arms back. Khan hops off as Red Shoes counts, and fans rally up. Khan IRON CLAWS Ishii into the suplex, but Ishii fights it! Ishii and Khan fight for suplex control, and Ishii suplexes Khan up and over! Fans fire up while both men are down! Ishii and Khan crawl, but Henare runs in to BLAST Yano! Henare swings but Ishii spins him, to a suplex high and hard! Ishii crawls, hot tag to Yano!

Yano untiles a buckle pad and fans fire up! Wait, this one’s giving Yano trouble. Yano gets it free, Khan runs in and Yano dodges. Yano thinks he outsmarted Khan but Khan stopped himself! Khan kicks and whips. Yano stops himself, then sends Khan into buckles! Roll up, TWO! Yano fires up but Khan pulls on an ear! Khan CLUBS the ear, runs, but into atomic- Mongolian Chop! Khan boots but Yano dodges to fireman’s carry takeover, roll, MU MKII! TWO!! Yano hurries to get Khan up, trips him, and CATAPULTS him into the bare buckles! Khan staggers back, Yano fires up again and fans are with him!

Yano reels Khan in but Khan fights the Onigoroshi! Khan gets around Yano to UPPERCUT from behind! Khan then SPLASHES Yano against bare buckles! Khan torture racks Yano, Argentine Backbreaker into the SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up as Khan crawls, hot tag to Henare! Henare BLASTS Ishii, then he goes back to Yano. The Empire puts Yano in a corner, then whip him to the bare buckles! Henare sends Khan in but Yano dodges! Then he dodges Henare, clinches, BELLY2BELLY SUPLEX! Fans fire up while everyone is down, and Yano crawls! Hot tag to Ishii, and fans fire up as he runs in to clothesline Henare!

Ishii whips, Henare reverses but Ishii comes back to RAM Henare! Henare swings, misses, Ishii SAIDOS! Cover, TWO! Ishii snarls and he drags Henare up. Ishii reels Henare in, but Henare throws elbows! Ishii ducks, ROCKS Henare, then whips. Henare holds ropes, BOOTS back, and then swings. Ishii bobs ‘n’ weaves, then dodges, but runs into the BERSERKER BOMB! Fans fire up and Henare snarls. Henare fires up and he watches Ishii rise. Henare then SPINNING BACK ELBOWS! Cover, Yano breaks it! Khan goes after Yano, Mongolian Chop! Khan kicks Yano out and drags Ishii up with the IRON CLAW!

Khan wraps Ishii up in HITSUJIGOROSHI, and Henare has the legs! FUBUKI, into MARINE!! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives and the fans fire up! The Empire are frustrated but they drag Ishii up again. But Ishii fights the assisted bomb! Yano trips Henare, Ishii sends Khan into the atomic drop! Yano sends Khan hard into bare buckles! Henare kicks and whips but Yano reverses to send him into buckles! Yano TACKLES Henare down! Fans fire up as Yano leaves it to Ishii! Ishii and Henare rise, fans rally up, and Ishii runs. Henare swats the lariat! ROLLING ELBOW! Ishii HEADBUTTS! Henare ELBOW JABS and HEEL KICKS! Ishii LARATS!!

Fans fire up with Ishii and he runs, but Henare gets up to JUMP KNEE!! But Ishii’s right up! Ishii runs in, but into a RAMPAGE SPEAR!! Fans fire up as Henare roars and he drags Ishii back up. But Ishii fires a forearm! Henare HEADBUTTS!! Henare drags Ishii up, fisherman, STREETS OF- NO, Ishii fights free to ENZIGURI! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Ishii goes to a corner as the fans rally behind him. Ishii fires back up, and he runs as Henare rises. LARIAT!! Cover, TWO?!? Henare survives and shocks Ishii! Someone hits railing on the outside! Ishii drags Henare back up and reels him in.

Khan saves Henare from the suplex! HELL STAB! IRON- NO, Ishii blocks the claw and CLUBS Khan! Ishii runs, Khan gets around, ASSISTED POWERBOMB!! Cover, Yano breaks it!! Khan is furious with Yano, but Yano fires forearms on the Empire! Henare ELBOW JABS, Khan has Yano, but Yano dodges and sends Henare into Khan! Yano DOUBLE- NO, the Empire blocks the low blows! Henare fireman’s carries, IMPERIAL DROP!! Then the Monster Rage boils over! But Ishii runs in to DOUBLE LARIAT! The Empire stays up!? Henare spins, Ishii ducks, the back elbow hits Khan!

Ishii SWATS Henare’s lariat, HEADBUTTS him, then he blocks a boot! Khan IRON STRAIGHT! RUGBY KICK!! STREETS OF RAGE!!! Cover, The Empire wins!!

Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Yano & Ishii earn 0)

The United Empire keeps Chaos from moving on to the semifinals! But with their own losses to the top of the block, they won’t be moving on, either. Can they at least take comfort in knowing the spoiled things for Ishii & Yano? Maybe not, with how Henare TOSSES Ishii out of the ring! Will nothing be settled until the Face of Fury and Stone Pitbull go 1v1 again?

2023 World Tag League, A Block: TMDK w/ Kosei Fujita VS Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin!

It all comes down to this! Hysterical Shane Haste & Mad Mikey Nicholls are going to the semifinals, and after everything sorted out tonight, so are the War Dogs! But this match still determines who is first and who is second! Who goes into the next phase with momentum and who will have to regroup?

Wait, as Kidd & Coughlin make their entrance, they’re beating up on Ichiban Sweet Boy, Kosei Fujita! Where are Shane & Mikey!? The War Dogs put Fujita in the ring, Kidd wants a mic, and Coughlin hits a JACKHAMMER on Fujita! Kidd shouts at TMDK that this is THEIR block, so get out here so they can get this ish started! Fans boo but here come TMDK! They slide in and the brawl is on! Mikey with Coughlin, Shane with Kidd, and Red Shoes rings the bell so this is on record! The brawling continues, TMDK gets the edge and Mikey TOSSES Coughlin out! But Kidd claws Shane’s eyes, puts him in a corner, and CHOPS away!

Shane kicks back, TOSSES Kidd, and now the brawl is on the outside! Mikey sends Coughlin into railing, Shane sends Kidd into railing! Fans fire up as Mikey shoves Coughlin to join Kidd. Shane drags the Dogs up and Mikey climbs a corner! ARIHARA MOONSAULT wipes out the Dogs! The fans fire up and Shane mockingly barks. Mikey brings Coughlin into the crowd and the back area! But Coughlin BOWLS Mikey into chairs! Mikey gets up to throw chairs at Coughlin! Kidd THROWS Shane into chairs! Mikey and Coughlin brawl some more, and then Mikey RAMS Coughlin into the wall!

Kidd stomps Shane, Mikey throws railing onto Coughlin, but Kidd attacks Mikey! Kidd throws Mikey into the wall, then CHOKES him with a chair! Shane BOOTS Kidd down, but Coughlin stomps Shane! Shane shoves Coughlin, body shots him, and now Mikey drags Kidd up. Shane SLAMS Coughlin on a chair! Red Shoes reprimands them, this has to get back in the ring! Mikey CHOKES Kidd with railing, Shane CHOKES Coughlin with a chair! TMDK then let off to drag the Dogs in different directions. Mikey has Coughlin on the ramp, but Coughlin fights the suplex! Coughlin back drops Mikey on the ramp!

Kidd claws Shane’s eyes, brings him around, but Shane shoves him away. Kidd CLUBS Shane, the ring count finally starts, and Kidd fires hands. Mikey and Coughlin CLUB each other back and forth. Kidd puts Shane in at 12 of 20, then runs in, but Mikey is there! Scoop and TANK BUSTER!! Cover, Coughlin breaks it! Coughlin swings, Mikey gets around to fireman’s carry and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Mikey runs to SLIDING- NO, Coughlin avoids the lariat to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! Shane BOOTS Coughlin and SAIDOS! Fans fire up with Shane and fireman’s carries.

But Kidd turns gutbuster into PILEDRIVER! Cover, but Mmikey breaks it! Fans fire up as all four men are down! Mikey and Coughlin bail out while Kidd and Shane stir. Shane and Kidd go forehead to forehead, and then Kidd throws a forearm! Kidd eggs Shane on, so Shane ROCKS Kidd in return! Kidd scowls and he ROCKS Shane back! Shane wobbles but he ROCKS Kidd in return! Kidd HEADBUTTS Shane down! Kidd then drags Shane up, says A Block belongs to them! Shane fires forearms, Kidd fires back, and they brawl on their knees! Fans fire up as they stand, Kidd says he’s a MADMAN!

The forearms keep flying, Shane wobbles and Kidd ROCKS him again! Kidd snarls, but Shane ROCKS him back! Kidd rebounds to ROCK Shane! Shane rebounds to ROCK Kidd! The fans rally and Kidd CHOPS! Kidd eggs Shane on, Shane CHOPS in return! Kidd CHOPS, eggs Shane on, and Shane stands up to CHOP again! Fans rally harder as the CHOPS go back and forth! Kidd CHOPS and CHOPS but Shane grabs Kidd’s face! UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! Then a LARIAT! Kidd stays up, runs in, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Kidd rebounds, but Shane gets under the lariat to FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!!

Fans fire up and Shane rises back up. Shane runs in to LARIAT again! Then he drags Kidd up, reels him in, calls his shot but Kidd fights the bomb to BITE Shane’s head! He’s a dog for real! Kidd ROCKS Shane then SAIDOS!! Both men are down again and the fans rally back up! Kidd crawls, hot tag to Coughlin! Coughlin deadlift GUT WRENCH SUPLEXES! Coughlin paces around, deadlifts again, for another GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! Coughlin paces around some more, gets Shane again, but Shane fights the gut wrench! Coughlin waistlocks, Shane fights that, but then Coughlin scoops, INVERTED POWERSLAM!

Coughlin roars and fans fire up! Coughlin drags Shane up, suplexes, but Shane knees free! ROUNDHOUSE! But Coughlin’s beefy neck alone stops it! LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!! Coughlin snarls, he stalks Shane and scoops again, FALL AWAY SLAM! Fans rally as Shane tumbles to a corner, and Coughlin storms up. Coughlin goes up the corner, drags Shane up to join him, and manages to deadlift Shane from that position! But Shane shoves Coughlin away to DROPKICK! Fans rally and Shane crawls, hot tag to Mikey! Mikey runs corner to corner to clothesline Coughlin! And then he CHOPS, ROCKS and repeat!

Mikey whips Coughlin back into the corner to clothesline again! And then suplex for the stall! Fans fire up as Mikey holds Coughlin for TEN, then FIFTEEN before the SLAM! Mikey runs, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Mikey grows frustrated but he hauls Coughlin up. Mikey whips, scoops, but Coughlin slips free to POP-UP POWERBOMB! Both men are down again and fans rally again. Coughlin tags Kidd and Kidd tells fans off. Kidd CHOPS and HEADBUTTS Mikey on repeat! Kidd staggers, rolls, and clotheslines! Feed to Coughlin’s CHOP, then they REBOUNDER GERMAN COMBO!! Cover, SHANE BREAKS IT!

Coughlin TOSSES Shane, the Dogs hoist Mikey up. DOUBLE MUSCLE BUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mikey survives and the fans fire up again! But Kidd says they’ll end this, and he goes up top. Coughlin Electric Lifts Mikey but Mikey fights free! He shoves Coughlin into Kidd, Coughlin rushes in but Shane ROUNDHOUSES! Mikey goes up to get Kidd, but Kidd fights back! Shane runs up, Mikey gives him the boost, TOWER OF DOOM!! Cover, Coughlin breaks it! Fans fire up as Mikey CHOPS Coughlin! Shane BLINDSIDE LARIATS! Shane then calls the shot, Mikey gets Kidd up, HIGHWAY TO HELL!! Cover, TWO!!!

TMDK is shocked that Kidd is still in this! Mikey hauls Kidd up, scoops, and Shane goes up! But Coughlin has a chair! Red Shoes stops Coughlin, but Kidd shoves Mikey into Shane! Then he LOW BLOWS Mikey! The fans boo but Kidd hits Mikey with a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mikey survives and shocks the Dogs! The fans are thunderous, Coughlin fireman’s carries Shane to TOSS him out of the ring!! Kidd reels Mikey in, Coughlin goes up, HIJACKER PILEDRIVER!!! Cover, War Dogs win!!!

Winners: Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin, by pinfall (gain 2 points; TMDK earns 0)

And then the Dogs beat up on Mikey to add insult to injury! Shane gets in with that chair and he runs them off!

Kidd dares Shane to do something! War Dogs won the block, they’re the champs, F U! The Dogs storm off but Shane gets the mic. He tells them, “You better win your semifinal match, because TMDK will win our semifinal match, and we wanna see you again! War Dogs… Ja matten ne…!!!” Hysterical Haste is downright enraged, will he and Mad Mikey rampage through whoever B Block sends to get their revenge?

Here are the FINAL A Block standings!

• Bullet Club War Dogs: 5-2, 10 points [SEMIFINALIST, A1]
• TMDK: 5-2, 10 points [SEMIFINALIST, A2]
• The United Empire: 4-3, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
• Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 4-3, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
• The House of Torture: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
• Shota Umino & Ren Narita: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
• The Gates of Agony: 2-5, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
• Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa: 2-5, 4 points [ELIMINATED]

My Thoughts:

A wild seventh and final round for A Block. Great win for Gates of Agony to finish strong, though the most this does for them in AEW & ROH is that their opponents can make fun of them for only going 2-5. Shota & Narita losing was shocking, but especially for the betrayal of Narita and his joining the House of Torture. The House now has six members and with Narita, they’re actually a bit more legit in actual competition. And great match from Empire VS Yano & Ishii. Great win for Empire, and it put a twist on how the main event wasn’t about eliminating a team but deciding the seeding for the next phase.

Awesome main event match from TMDK and War Dogs with it being another wild scrap, as is the way of the War Dogs. But as such, the War Dogs found a way to cheat this one out and take the top spot. With B Block’s last round tomorrow, their semifinalists will affect who I expect to make it to THE finals, but I don’t see a rematch of TMDK VS War Dogs happening because then that just buries B Block flat out.

My Score: 9/10